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Chapter 11
Blockchain Applications in Cryptocurrency for Technological Evolution
It is a company or an organisation providing intangible values to customers or users in the form of a deed (actions or performances).
Published in Chapter:
Leveraging Blockchain Technology in the Value Chain and the Supply Chain: Cases on Blockchain Applications Within Chinese Firms
Youssef Elhaoussine (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China), Yuhan Hu (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China), and Yihao Ma (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6247-8.ch011
Abstract
The chapter will discuss and present four Chinese companies leveraging blockchain technology within their value chain and supply chain to strengthen their business and generate sustainable growth. Two of the companies described are service providers: Hyperchain and Huawei. They offer the possibility to their clients to integrate blockchain technology in order to solve business problems and improve processes within their operations. The other two cases will focus on JD e-commerce and Shunfeng express delivery, which are involved in intense supply chain activities. The descriptions will show how blockchain allowed them to develop a better, more secure, and efficient fluidity of information, capital, and goods.
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Chapter 6
Mobile Phone Beeping
A mobile network operator that provides wireless mobile operation services to users of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs.
Published in Chapter: Mobile Phone Beeping; From: Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior
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Chapter 7
QSE: Service Elicitation with Qualitative Research Procedures
The service provider is an application that executes requests from service consumers according to the service interface. A service provider can also be a service consumer.
Published in Chapter: QSE: Service Elicitation with Qualitative Research Procedures; From: Handbook of Research on Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering
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Chapter 45
Open APIs and Protocols for Services and Applications in Telecoms
A business or organization providing consumers or businesses access to Internet and telecom services.
Published in Chapter: Open APIs and Protocols for Services and Applications in Telecoms; From: Handbook of Research on Telecommunications Planning and Management for Business
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Chapter 24
Geospatial Web Service Chaining
The role of service provider provides software applications as web services, creating functional descriptions and making them available in public registries.
Published in Chapter: Geospatial Web Service Chaining; From: Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics
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Chapter 188
Distributed Geospatial Processing Services
Provides software applications as Web services, creating functional descriptions and making them available in public registries.
Published in Chapter: Distributed Geospatial Processing Services; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 33
Supporting Collaboration with Trust Virtual Organization
A service provides and protects resources and services. Those resources and services can only be accessed by the users who are authenticated by trusted identity providers.
Published in Chapter: Supporting Collaboration with Trust Virtual Organization; From: Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices
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Chapter 3
Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide
Organizations (public and private) providing backbone and end user services required for the users to access and use ICT.
Published in Chapter: Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide; From: Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society
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Chapter 3
Community Cloud: Closing the Gap between Public and Private
Definition based on the Business Dictionary ( http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/service-provider.html ) is 1. General: Organization, business or individual which offers service to others in exchange for payment; 2. Internet: A company that provides customers with an internet connection.
Published in Chapter: Community Cloud: Closing the Gap between Public and Private; From: Handbook of Research on End-to-End Cloud Computing Architecture Design
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Chapter 40
Exploiting P2P Solutions in Telecommunication Service Delivery Platforms
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